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This is a list of reports about data breaches, using data compiled from various sources, including press reports, government news releases, and mainstream news articles. The list includes those involving the theft or compromise of 30,000 or more records, although many smaller breaches occur continually.
The list, reviewed by computer security experts, contains exposed addresses and passwords from over 2000 previous data breaches as well as an estimated 140 million new email addresses and 10 million new passwords from previously unknown sources, and collectively makes it the largest data breach on the Internet. [1] [2]
AOL acknowledged it was a mistake and removed the data; however, the removal was too late. The data was redistributed by others and can still be downloaded from mirror sites. [5] [6] In January 2007, Business 2.0 Magazine on CNNMoney ranked the release of the search data as #57 of its "101 Dumbest Moments in Business" for 2007. [7]
For example, if your Social Security number is exposed in a data breach, you may be at a heightened risk for identity theft or fraudulent credit applications in your name. 2. Secure Your Accounts
The Worst Passwords List is an annual list of the 25 most common passwords from each year as produced by internet security firm SplashData. [4] Since 2011, the firm has published the list based on data examined from millions of passwords leaked in data breaches, mostly in North America and Western Europe, over each year.
The verifications.io data breach was discovered by security researchers Vinny Troia and Bob Diachenko in 2019. The first Verifications.io data breach ultimately led to 763 million unique records being exposed to the web, with the vast majority of records containing PII and marketing data on U.S. citizens.
The Canada-based International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said in a brief statement posted on its website that the potential security breach was possibly tied to "a threat actor known for ...
The hackers also prefaced their password dump with a statement detailing their use of a union-based SQL injection attack to obtain the data. [6] The full dump file containing the compromised user information was made available for download via BitTorrent, allowing for widespread distribution and potential misuse of the stolen credentials.